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EDRi is the biggest European network defending rights and freedoms online. We work to to challenge private and state actors who abuse their power to control or manipulate the public. We do so by advocating for robust and enforced laws, informing and mobilising people, promoting a healthy and accountable technology market, and building a movement of organisations and individuals committed to digital rights and freedoms in a connected world.
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US court allows access to world-wide Twitter accounts data
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [US-Gericht verlangt weltweiten Zugriff auf Twitter Benutzerdaten | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_US_Gericht_verlangt_weltweit_Zugriff_auf_Twitter_Benutzerdaten?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] A US judge decided on 10 November 2011 that Twitter had to release to the US authorities data on the Twitter accounts of people involved in WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange case investigated by the US Justice Department. The Twitter […]
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Online Distribution of Audiovisual Works: EDRi's answer to the EC
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi-Stellungnahme: Online-Vertrieb von audiovisuellen Werken | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_EDRi_Stellungnahme_Online_Vertrieb_von_audiovisuellen_Werken?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] Adapting the European policy to the digital environment would offer the audiovisual industry access to an even broader audience and would give the consumer greater access to cultural works. It is the opportunity to redefine a simple and harmonised framework. It […]
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Unlocking education in the Netherlands
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Befreit die niederländische Bildung | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_Befreit_die_niederlaendische_Bildung?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] Dutch schools are progressively locking out students from online environments due to the use of proprietary web-technology (Silverlight) and closed standards. This contravenes with the 2007 Netherlands Open in Connection policy framework that mandates the use of open standards for all public […]
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EDRi Responds to BEREC's Consultation on Net Neutrality and Transparency
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [EDRi’s Stellungnahme zur Konsultation über Netzneutralität und Transparenz | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_EDRis_Stellungnahme_zur_Konsultation_ueber_Netzneutralitaet_und_Transparenz?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] Net Neutrality is at the centre of the debate in almost every European institution. The European Commission has been looking at this topic for more than a year now and is moving more and more away from its […]
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2011 Public Voice Civil Society Conference: "Privacy is Freedom"
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [2011 Public Voice Konferenz der Zivilgesellschaft: “Privacy is Freedom” | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_2011_Public_Voice_Konferenz_der_Zivilgesellschaft?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] The Public Voice meeting that took place on 31 October 2011 in Mexico City began with a discussion of the 2009 Madrid declarations (both those from DPAs and civil society). Most participants felt there had been little […]
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33rd International DPA Conference in Mexico City
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [33. Internationale Datenschutz Konferenz in Mexico City | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_33_Internationale_Datenschutzkonferenz_in_Mexico_City?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] The 33rd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners was held in Mexico City, on 2-3 November 2011, hosted by IFAI (The Mexican Federal Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection). This year theme, “Privacy, the Global […]
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Will the new flawed EU-US PNR agreement be approved by the EP?
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Wird das EU-Parlament dem katastrophalen PNR-Abkommen mit den USA zustimmen? | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_Wird_das_EU_Parlament_dem_katastrophalen_PNR_Abkommen_mit_den_USA_zustimmen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] In May 2011, the European Commission’s Legal Service said the EU-USA PNR agreement on the transfer of personal data of travellers flying from Europe to the US was not compatible with fundamental rights. Five months later […]
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ENDitorial: Copyright combinatronics
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [ENDitorial: Urheberrechts-Kombinatorik | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.22_ENDitorial_Urheberrechts_Kombinatorik?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111116] Although the creation of the single market has been the primary focus of the European Union for decades, it often seems that for every step forward it takes two back. In that respect it’s often rather interesting to look at the mathematics as they […]
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Stop(ped) ACTA!
On 4 July, the European Parliament has rejected ACTA with an overwhelming majority (478 against, 39 in favour, 165 abstentions). If you want to see who voted what you can either have a look here on Votewatch or all the details per groups and countries on here. Our first reaction to the vote is here. […]
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Booklet: Why you should care about ACTA
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a plurilateral agreement which proposes international standards for enforcement of intellectual property rights. The Agreement, negotiated by a handful of countries1 in coordination with certain parts of industry, is controversial in both process and substance. If ratified, it will have major implications for freedom of expression, access to culture […]
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Why you should care about ACTA
The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is a plurilateral agreement which proposes international standards for enforcement of intellectual property rights. The Agreement, negotiated by a handful of countries1 in coordination with certain parts of industry, is controversial in both process and substance. If ratified, it will have major implications for freedom of expression, access to culture […]
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Higher numbers of content removal requests from governments to Google
This article is also available in: Deutsch: [Google: Deutlich mehr Löschanfragen von Regierungen | https://www.unwatched.org/EDRigram_9.21_Google_Deutlich_mehr_Loeschanfragen_von_Regierungen?pk_campaign=edri&pk_kwd=20111110] Macedonian: [Сè поголем број владини барања за отстранување содржини од Google | Сè поголем број владини барања за отстранување содржини од Google] A Transparency Report issued by Google shows an increasing level of government requests of private data and content […]
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